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Are we sure that no matter how de-prioritized you are, some data is always available, with reasonable latency? I was just at a large sports stadium last night,

by pkulak 4y ago

Are we sure that no matter how de-prioritized you are, some data is always available, with reasonable latency? I was just at a large sports stadium last night, and I was able to message my wife to tell her I was on my way home while looking up the best bus to take. I remember that not being possible a few years ago, but I don't know if that's because networks in general have gotten better, or because I'm now paying quite a lot of money for Verizon post-paid. EDIT: Oh, and I totally forgot about tethering. That can be severely restricted on MVNOs. And, at least for me, I don't need it. Until I need it. Then I NEED it. haha

starkparker 4y ago
Odd to mention how restricted tethering is on MVNOs, in the comments of a post about Mint Mobile, which included tethering in every plan.
wtallis 4y ago
I haven't used a MVNO at a packed stadium, but I've never experienced complete bandwidth starvation even in large crowds. I've also never had any problems with tethering on a MVNO; I think the restrictions are only for the "unlimited" plans which don't make a lot of sense (may as well get service from the major carrier at that point). In my experience, if you're paying for x GB per month, you are free to use that via tethering without extra interference from the carrier.
officeplant 4y ago
Tethering is less restricted on MVNO's because often they can't do anything to stop you anyway. I've been tethering on prepaid plans for over ten years now without issues, and without paying anything extra for it.
vel0city 4y ago
I've used Mint at large venues. It really depends on the venue what your experience will be like. Usually I'll get at least a few megabits of speed at the venues near me, some places I've gotten practically the same speeds as any other normal time and place, and there have been times where its been almost completely dead data-wise. Usually SMS will almost always eventually get through even on the most slammed networks, and the times where its been effectively dead has died down a good bit since the roll out of 5G. I'll often just switch to the venue's WiFi though, which often gives me pretty good speeds. As others have mentioned, Mint (and many other MVNOs) has tethering included in all plans without any extras. It counts against your data allotment just like any other data, as it should be.

by pkulak 4y ago

starkparker 4y ago

Odd to mention how restricted tethering is on MVNOs, in the comments of a post about Mint Mobile, which included tethering in every plan.

wtallis 4y ago

I haven't used a MVNO at a packed stadium, but I've never experienced complete bandwidth starvation even in large crowds. I've also never had any problems with tethering on a MVNO; I think the restrictions are only for the "unlimited" plans which don't make a lot of sense (may as well get service from the major carrier at that point). In my experience, if you're paying for x GB per month, you are free to use that via tethering without extra interference from the carrier.

officeplant 4y ago

Tethering is less restricted on MVNO's because often they can't do anything to stop you anyway. I've been tethering on prepaid plans for over ten years now without issues, and without paying anything extra for it.

vel0city 4y ago

I've used Mint at large venues. It really depends on the venue what your experience will be like. Usually I'll get at least a few megabits of speed at the venues near me, some places I've gotten practically the same speeds as any other normal time and place, and there have been times where its been almost completely dead data-wise. Usually SMS will almost always eventually get through even on the most slammed networks, and the times where its been effectively dead has died down a good bit since the roll out of 5G. I'll often just switch to the venue's WiFi though, which often gives me pretty good speeds. As others have mentioned, Mint (and many other MVNOs) has tethering included in all plans without any extras. It counts against your data allotment just like any other data, as it should be.